RAPIST James Gellately subjected a local woman to a rape ordeal at her home in East Kilbride in 2009. He was convicted of four charges of rape, an indecent assault and three assault offences at the High Court in Edinburgh.

JOHN Thompson told the News his father Peter, who was shot dead on Meadowhead Farm in Auldhouse in 2013, was illegally dumping waste and has vowed to walk away from the family business for the sake of his young family.

WIDOW Irene Doran was left devastated after thieves ransacked her Westwood home - even raiding her fridge - making off with hundreds of pounds in cash and thousands of pounds worth of sentimental belongings.

SPECSAVERS East Kilbride optician Natalie McMillan spotted a small shadow behind eight-year-old Luke Brand's eye which turned out to be a life-threatening brain tumour. Luke has now made a full recovery after undergoing emergency brain surgery.

EK COMMUNITY Food Bank opened yet another distribution base after a "significant increase" in demand for food from needy families, meaning most residents in the town now have emergency food provision close by.

AFTER walking 10,000 miles across Europe in a bid to stop the silence surrounding child sex abuse, TV actor Matthew McVarish has already set himself a new goal which could change the lives of the most vulnerable children in our society.